Snapshots of a Childhood on Alcatraz News Mon, 04/02/2018 - 08:19 - CAITLIN NOLAN 31 View Slideshow ⟶ Sweeping views, a tight-knit community and the comfort of knowing your child was safe: Those were the trappings for the lucky few who got to call an exclusive area not far from San Francisco — Alcatraz Island — home.prison